(at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Education and General Government)

Chief Sponsors:

Regular Sponsors:

(Presession Filed)

Bill Title:

Relating to education service districts; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary:

Allows specified school districts to withdraw from education service district .

Allows school district] specified school districts to withdraw from education service district on or after July 1, 2014. Allows withdrawal for school districts in specified education service districts on or after July 1, 2012]. Requires education service district to distribute to school district percentage of prorated amount of state funding available to education service district. Allows school district to rejoin education service district.
Establishes Regional Education Services Advisory Board and] Office of Regional Educational Services for purposes related to improving regional educational service delivery systems. Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to retain amount necessary for paying office's administrative costs from moneys to be disbursed to education service districts.] Establishes Regional Educational Services Account and continuously appropriates moneys in account to Office of Regional Educational Services.
Reduces percentage of State School Fund moneys distributed to education service districts. Distributes additional moneys in State School Fund to Office of Regional Educational Services and school districts.
Requires education service districts to produce annual report related to performance and finances of education service district. Requires education service districts to provide specified information to Oregon transparency website.
Requires superintendent of education service district to obtain additional certification.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.